Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Myths and songs from the South Pacific
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Henry S. King & Co.
Place
Date
1876
Physical Description
xxiv, 328, 32 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Collection
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Related Object Notes
MS-2000-5 Catalogue of the Mackelvie Collection of Books and Pamphlets
MUS-1995-38-86 Museum correspondence - Mackelvie, James Tannock
N5297 CAT Catalogue of the Mackelvie Collection for Auckland, New Zealand
Subject Category
Content
Myths of creation -- Deified men -- Astronomical myths -- The exploits of Maui -- Tree myths -- Ina, the fairy voyager -- Miscellaneous myths -- Hades; or, The doctrine of spirit-world -- Veetini; or, The immortality of the soul -- Adventures in spirit-world -- Fairy men and women -- Death-talks and dirges -- Human sacrifices -- The seasons, phases of the moon, etc., etc.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Cook Islands--Songs and music]
Includes index. Final 32 pages are 'A list of C. Kegan Paul & Co.'s publications.'
Associated Notes
Subject Notes
William Wyatt Gill (27 December 1828 - 11 November 1896) was an English missionary, active in Australia and the South Pacific region after 1851.
See link in this record to a fuller biography record in the Australian Dictionary of Biography.
Collection Type
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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